Low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia
Malaysia: Low birth weight prevalence was 13.8% in 2020. β² Rising
Low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia, 2000β2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia stood at 13.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia peaked at 13.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 41st out of 156 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 39 Togo 14.3% compare
- 40 United Arab Emirates 13.9% compare
- 42 Jamaica 13.7% compare
- 42 Maldives 13.7% compare
- 44 Brunei Darussalam 13.6% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 336,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 333,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 298,510 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia?
- Low birth weight prevalence in Malaysia was 13.8% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low birth weight prevalence recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for low birth weight prevalence?
- Malaysia ranks 41st out of 156 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low birth weight prevalence rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Low birth weight prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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